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George Santayana’s Philosophy of Religion: His Roman Catholic Influences and Phenomenology by Edward W. Lovely (review)

George Santayana’s Philosophy of Religion: His Roman Catholic Influences and Phenomenology by... Volume 35, n o. 3, s eptember 2014 273 George Santayana’s Philosophy of Religion: His Roman Catholic Influences and Phenomenology. e dward W. l ovely. f oreword by r obert s . c orrington. l anham: l exington b ooks. 2012. xvi + 240 pp. $90 cloth. (r eviewed by Jerome A. s tone, m eadville l ombard Theological s chool) This is an excellent book on s antayana. i t establishes l ovely as a s antayana scholar, ranking him with the likes of l achs, l evinson, and Woodward. h e has a thorough command of both the primary sources and secondary literature. s ince many American naturalists writing on religion have either a liberal Protestant or a liberal Jewish background, s antayana’s r oman c atholic back- ground provides a needed balance. s antayana, like many great American phi- losophers, helps point the way to a truly postmodern appreciation of religion. The first cha pter considers s antayana’s paradoxical relationship to c atholi- cism. h is outlook was nontheistic yet included a c atholic cultural sensibil- ity, theological fluency, and an appreciation of all religious attitudes, except Protestantism, as long as they did not inhibit human http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Theology & Philosophy University of Illinois Press

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Volume 35, n o. 3, s eptember 2014 273 George Santayana’s Philosophy of Religion: His Roman Catholic Influences and Phenomenology. e dward W. l ovely. f oreword by r obert s . c orrington. l anham: l exington b ooks. 2012. xvi + 240 pp. $90 cloth. (r eviewed by Jerome A. s tone, m eadville l ombard Theological s chool) This is an excellent book on s antayana. i t establishes l ovely as a s antayana scholar, ranking him with the likes of l achs, l evinson, and Woodward. h e has a thorough command of both the primary sources and secondary literature. s ince many American naturalists writing on religion have either a liberal Protestant or a liberal Jewish background, s antayana’s r oman c atholic back- ground provides a needed balance. s antayana, like many great American phi- losophers, helps point the way to a truly postmodern appreciation of religion. The first cha pter considers s antayana’s paradoxical relationship to c atholi- cism. h is outlook was nontheistic yet included a c atholic cultural sensibil- ity, theological fluency, and an appreciation of all religious attitudes, except Protestantism, as long as they did not inhibit human

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Published: Sep 17, 2014

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